Umarex USA Regent R100 .45 ACP 1911
Umarex USA will soon be importing their first centerfire pistol, the Regent .45 ACP 1911. This pistol, manufactured by the Turkish firm Trabzon Gun Industry, was previously imported by IAC. Umarex have told me that they have been working closely with Trabzon to ensure more strict quality standards. Unlike the previous Regent 1911s imported by IAC, the Umarex Regent all feature Hogue grips.
From the press release ...
The steel investment cast frame gives the Regent the weight of the original M1911, while the 7--round steel detachable magazine allows for quick reloading. The wide spur hammer, arched mainspring housing, and low cut ejection port are all designed to give maximum performance and accuracy. From the standard feature Hogue® grips to the stainless steel hammer forged barrel, the Regent is truly an outstanding value for the quality.
The MSRP for the blued version of $499. A stainless version will be introduced later this year with a retail price of $599.
I purchase the R100 six months ago and love it. Fit and finish are excellent. I have found the gun to be very accurate up to 30 yds in my testing. 500 plus rounds and zero problems. Picked mine up for $299.99.
If you don’t can you tell me where you picked up your R100 1911 for $299?
I purchased a Regent after doing research on the manufacture and the processes they make. First this gun is much better than you think. It compares to models twice its price, easily.
First the company deserves a ton of credit. They reached out to the industries best gun makers and gunsmiths asking for input. Input that they listened to. Second they try for perfection and have a outstanding Q.A. program. They even went as far as to purchase a machine that cost over half a million dollars just to make the barrels.
The casting is controlled with a process that makes sure the grains are all aligned for the highest strength. The slides are CNC machined and most all are tight out of the box. I say most as I have not seen one yet that had play but I can’t say 100% so I’m sticking with most.
Most companies that make guns don’t try to achieve these standards. The finish is as good as the leader of 1911 because they put every frame through a second clean up if you will. Anyone who gets this gun will have a weapon that can be placed in the top 4 or 5 models!
Guys,
here is a Youtube video of the 12 gauge Sarsilmaz, also marketed under the Tristar brand, if I”m not mistaken.
Anyhow the video shows the guns excellent features.
Here’s the Tristar website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0RPVXkdbWM
Excuse me for taking the focus away from 1911s. But this gives an idea of some Turkish products.
These are now being sold at CDNN Sports for 349.99 plus 14.99 shipping and no credit card fee. That are very well finished firearms. The Turks make good stuff. Beretta has firearms made there. CDNN also sells a Beretta 92 look alike, made in Turkey, that’s has nothing but excellent reviews regarding fit and finish. Beretta makes Stoeger Cougars in Turkey. They are terrific pistols. I’ve never heard a negative thing about them niether in gun shops or online.
Also, as semiami has said above in his post, Sarsilmaz makes outstanding firearms. Don’t let the price of their guns fool you. You’ll get every nickles worth and them some. Their basic, no frills shotguns including 18 inch defensive, can be had from Budsgunshop or Cheaper than Dirt for just over 200.00. They are imported by EAA importers, the same people who import EAA/Tangfolio pistols. These folks don’t sell junk.
Sarsilmaz shotguns have USSG in front of the name, sometimes.
Turks alos make shotguns for Weatherby and Escort Imports. The Tristar brand is also Turkish. They make lots of very fine guns with inovative desings and options such as ajustable stocks that can be tilted and recoil adjustments for heavier or lighter loads.
I may buy a few inexpensive Sarsilmaz shotties before our dollar is downgraded more and we have rippin’ inflation.
Guns will be almost as expensive as gold. Same with ammo. If you think it got pricey when Obama was elected, just wait and see what will happen when the dollar is downgraded more!!
Links for: Umarex/Turkish 1911 $349.99: http://site.cdnninvestments.com/CDNN2011-3/index.html
Turkish made Beretta 92 $299.99 lookalike:http://site.cdnninvestments.com/CDNN2011-3/index.html
Sarsilmaz under the Shotguns, EAA brand at Budsgunshop.com: $202.00 to 235.00 delivered as of 8-7-2011:
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/37_229
Scroll down the page and look for EAA SAR PA .
Cheers
Also check Cheaper than Dirt under Shotguns, 12 ga., Pump
Hey John,
You said that you were going to modify yours anyway, I am going to go buy one at some point this week, but if you dont mind me asking: Where are you going to get your sights from and what kind of sights are you going to put on yours?
I bought one today, at my local gun dealer for $445, after doing some research. Every review I found is very positive. The only negatives came from people who have never held or fired one. I like the idea that it is pretty much a stock M1911A1, not a pre-1924 M1911. I plan to modify it to my own specific design, so starting with the base model is a plus. If it came with fancy grips, trigger and hammer, I would have been paying for something I would have to replace anyway.
As far as being made in Turkey, that is fine with me. I like the idea that I am supporting a moderate, secular Middle eastern country.
I was looking at the 1911 and have felt of it in stores and the balance it has is awesome. Also the three safty features it has on it is a plus, would be almost impossible to fire it without meaning to, so not as big of a threat if children are in the house, not saying that everything shouldnt be done to pertect it but that i would feel safer. If anyone knows of a gun with some of the same features that also fires a 45acp but u feel is better and cheaper please let me know. The one i found was for $450
I had an uncle who could shoot a plain jane right out of the box 1911, any brand, so well the other shooters would just drop trow, bend over, spread ‘em wide and get it over with! Sometimes, a pefect design such as the 1911 needs no enhancement. His secret? He did a LOT of shooting.
I got one of the IAC Regents new at a gun show over a year ago. It was marked 399, same as the RI’s but looks better. After I helped him talk a couple into a pair of Bersa thunders, he knocked it down to 299. Mine has the plastic “wood like” grips, works with old issue mags, has 500 or so of various ammo through it without a hiccup. Works as good as anyone else’s I have seen, and better than some.
The high amount of machining actually reinforces my point, since this 1911 is made in Turkey, where labor costs are lower. It’s essentially take a piece of steel, place it in the jig, and remove metal. I’m curious to see how many hours of labor it took to make a 1911 back in the day. I know a Garand took 45, but I’m still searching for other statistics.
Yes, jdun1911, polymer guns lack all that machining, but they are produced in nations with high labor and business costs, so there’s the trade off.
Trabzon gun industry used to be a workshop than it was converted to a privately own small size handgun company. They do NOT produce firearm for Turkish military. A few individual military officer may buy handguns for private use off duty purpose thats all.
When Turkish Military and Law enforcement look for small arms they turn to one company: Sarsilmaz. Sarsilmaz (SAR ARMS) is one of the best kept secrets in the world! Their state of the art small arms plant rivals manufacturing facility around the world. The quality that goes into each SAR ARMS firearm is un-rivaled. You can pay for a more famous name, but it will be hard to find a better product. Did you know that Turkey has the second largest Army in NATO? They carry SAR ARMS. SAR ARMS shotguns are simple proven designs made with high quality modern manufacturing techniques and materials. The SAR K2 Pistol – K2 Semi Auto Pistols have been around for a long time. The K2 takes many of the modern designs and puts them in one pistol to come up with one of the best high capacity semi auto pistols in the world. Built by Sarsilmaz for the Turkish Military, the K2 is truly an amazing gun to shoot. The grip is comfortable, it points well and felt recoil is amazing low for the caliber being used. Get your hands on a K2 and you will put your other Semi Auto pistols in your safe. Features: cocked and locked carry system, ergonomically designed grip, steel frame and slide, adjustable sights, accessory rail, extended beaver tail, elongated trigger guard with serrations, fore and aft frame serrations, removable dove tailed front sight, upper and lower barrel lock up, and auto firing pin block. Available in: 9MM, 40SW, 45ACP, 10MM.check out http://www.sarsilmaz.com
Just remember that a standard 1911 is all metal with the exception of the grip. It takes more work and more machining to built a metal firearm. If anything plastic guns are more priced upward than low cost 1911.
Hey Bill, I think most 1911s are overpriced. I love 1911s, but it’s the pricing that so often irks me. Especially when I see such a vanilla model like this. I mean, aside from the HOGUE GRIPS®!, this gun is bone stock. No extra checking, no big beaver tail, no nice sights, no trick magwell, no ambi-safety, no cutout hammer or trigger. This one is as plain a 1911 as I’ve seen in a good while.
For that, I’d pay $299.
Smooth and simple. I love the look; it seems like you never see black on black quite like this on the old 1911. In a world where you’d hard pressed to find a gun that doesn’t have a paragraph about the damned manual stamped on it somewhere, I welcome this.
It’s attractive, but I’d go for a RIA 1911 for the same cost. At least RIA is an established brand. They’re aren’t pretty but you know what you’re getting.
and investment cast? does RIA do that, too?
Bill, Kurt, Chris,
Huh. For some reason I thought they were being made here. Still, the finish of RIA being ugly aside I think they’re the better buy over these. Besides, anything with the word Umarex really does not instill confidence since they’re responsible for the IMHO, terrible squeek rattle and roll, Colt AR .22LR getting here. *shudder*
the ria is imported but are a good ento 1911
Ladyfox,
I believe the RIA’s are made in the Philippines.
RIA 1911s are made by Armscor in the Philippines.
“This is a $299 gun, tops.” – where do you get a reference bar for a 1911 @ 299? The least expensive I see is an Interstate Regent for about $380 and RIA around 400+.
Here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_Armory_1911_series
RIA or Rock Island Armory 1911s are made in the Philippines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_Armory_1911_series
That is a nice looking 1911. Street price is probably less than $400.
Looks nice not too excited over the Turkish made part (I got stiffed crap made from other Middle Eastern countries like Egypt.) But looks nice wish they use better sights than the tiny old style sights though.
Not bad looking, especially compared to the RIA 1911′s out there, and the price is pretty decent as well. However, that said I’d rather get a RIA 1911 especially since you can get them in both 9mm and .45 ACP with the added bonus of them being made here in the U.S. rather than being an import.
I like the smooth looks.
“Trabzon Gun Industry” produces handguns for the Turkish military forces too, most of their products are of good quality, they also have good quality control procedures -which were deemed good enough for the Turkish military-. Just my .02.
Soooo, it’s an overpriced imported 1911, BUT WITH HOGUE GRIPS!!!!!!
This is a $299 gun, tops.
500 bucks introductory? intereting. i wonder if it would be a “good” starter 1911? i’ve been looking to get into the 1911 market, but dropping 800+ on a starter pistol seems a bit outrageous. If this is somewhat decent… it may allow more to enter the market?
but i’d still be wary of quality, not having seen the gun first hand